Posts Tagged ‘pumpkin’

Mr. Southern Fiber and I were invited to lunch at our cousin’s home this past Sunday. Her kitchen has recently been completely remodeled, and she wanted us to come see it. I walked in the door and the first thing I saw was a brand new stainless steel stove with matching microwave above, and a stainless steel kettle on the stove! It looks like something out of a Kenmore catalogue. So chic. I loved it!

We had salad and lasagna for lunch, and with Scott being the cook, we didn’t want to show up empty handed. We brought the dessert. What did we bring? Pumpkin pie! Of course, I wanted to enjoy the dessert, too, especially since I love pumpkin pie, like, to death. We searched and found a recipe that fit the bill for our now persnickety bellies. Here’s the recipe:

2 9-inch unbaked pie shells

2 cans pumpkin

6 large eggs

1 cup skim milk

1 cup brown sugar (remember, this makes two pies, so it’s only 1/2 cup per pie)

4 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon cloves

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

¼ teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Beat eggs with a whisk, adding other ingredients and continue to beat until smooth. Pour mixture into two pie shells. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 and then reduce temperature to 350. Allow to bake for another 45-60 minutes. Test to see if it’s done after the first 45 minutes, and every 5 minutes after until toothpick (or skewer, as we used) comes out clean.

Now, the funny part about all of this is Scott forgot to make the pies. He laid down for bed and I asked him when he was going to cook the pies… this was 11:45 pm. So, at midnight, Scott is putting the pies into the oven, and me being the good wife I am stayed up to keep him company. We watched an episode of Earth 2 while the pies cooked, although I don’t remember much of the episode. I was zonked. When the pies were done, he took them out to cool and we went to bed. Here’s what I saw Sunday morning:

Mouth watering goodness!!!! I really wanted to have a slice right there before church, but I resisted knowing I could have some at lunch. I had fiber cereal instead:

Not a valid substitute, but it was necessary. It didn’t taste bad at all, but it wasn’t pumpkin pie. I did get to enjoy a slice later:

This tastes sooo good, and I am even more glad we still have some left in the fridge! And with low sugar and skim milk, this is a good healthy alternative to the usual I-don’t-care-about-my-waistline usual pumpkin pie. Also, it has about 4g of fiber per serving. Yay me!

I encourage you to try out this recipe this holiday season. I think it’ll be a hit.